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Tekton Double Impacts

Anybody out there heard these??

I have dedicated audio room 14.5x20.5x9 ft.  Currently have Marantz Reference CD/Intergrated paired to Magnepan 1.7's with REL T-7 subs.  For the vast majority of music I love this system.  The only nit pick is that it is lacking/limited in covering say below 35 hz or so.  For the first time actually buzzed the panel with an organ sacd. Bummer.  Thought of upgrading subs to rythmicks but then I will need to high pass the 1.7's.  Really don't want to deal with that approach.

Enter the Double Impacts.  Many interesting things here.  Would certainly have a different set of strengths here.  Dynamics, claimed bottom octave coverage in one package, suspect a good match to current electronics.

I've read all the threads here so we do not need to rehash that.  Just wondering if others out there have FIRST HAND experience with these or other Tekton speakers

Thanks.
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teajay
1,721 posts
 
Hey david_ten,

Thanks for the kind words.  

Would you please share with us some details about how your DI's are performing for you! I surely would like to know what you think.
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
You are welcome, teajay. Keep up the good work over at hometheaterreview and elsewhere.

We are settling into our new home and my system is in the process of being set up. At this point, the room is brand new to me and my ears...and likely needs some tweaking. Once I'm able to dial things in, especially with respect to the audio equipment chain, I will get back with impressions.

The Double Impacts sounded good out of the box. I now have 10+ hours of play-time on the units and they continue to sound good.

For those that may be curious, I have the Exogal Comet Plus - Ion duo driving the speakers. This is a temporary setup.




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klh007
621 posts
 
David, Why is the well regarded Comet/Ion combo only temporary?
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
I should have clarified. Temporary for now. May end up being the permanent pairing.

And to re-clarify: You are absolutely correct... The Comet/Ion is an excellent combo and I think highly of it.

A few reasons:

1. I have not set up my office system yet...and it may be a better fit there.

2. I've got one  : )  too many amps on hand...which means I will be doing a shoot out to see which amp pairs best with the Double Impacts.

3. The Tektons are going to serve 2ch and HT duties in our main room, so I prefer to have an integrated solution for multi-channel playback.

Listening to Consortium Vocale Oslo “Exaudiam eum” (Gregorian Chant for Lent) on Tidal Masters right now. Sounds amazing via the Tektons driven by the Comet/Ion combo direct via USB from a PC.

The Double Impacts have over 20 hours on them at this time. 




klh007
621 posts
 
David, The Comet/Ion combo is difficult to integrate into a HT scenario, but I use them in a 2ch and TV situation and voice are still correctly placed for TV sources, and very clear/transparent in the room presentation. What are your amp contenders? I can't figure out any way to incorporate the latest HT codecs and use the Comet/Ion except the RCA inputs and have an A/D conversion?

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